Patents by Inventor William Shea

William Shea has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230243860
    Abstract: Concentrating devices, systems, and methods include those for separating fluids to be sensed (e.g., analytes, such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and/or other chemical substances) from other fluid (e.g., a carrier gas, air, etc.) of a fluid mixture received from a target area of a subject's anatomy (e.g., a subject's skin, a wound on a subject, etc.). In some cases, the concentration system may include a housing and a rotor positioned in a compartment of the housing. The housing may receive a fluid mixture in the compartment and rotation of the rotor relative to the housing may separate fluid to be sensed in the fluid mixture from other fluid of the fluid mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: SENSILL, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Hatch, Mitchell Levinson, Ardeshir Bayat, William Shea
  • Publication number: 20230233113
    Abstract: Detection devices, systems, and methods include those for detecting analytes (e.g., volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and/or other chemical substances) from a target area of a subject's anatomy (e.g., a subject's skin, a wound on a subject, etc.). In some cases, a detector may have a detecting component that includes an analyte sensitive material applied to a substrate. The detector may be used with a pump. The detector may include a hydrophobic, gas permeable material configured to limit liquid reaching the analyte sensitive material, while allowing analytes in gaseous fluid to reach the analyte sensitive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: SENSILL, INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell Levinson, Ardeshir Bayat, Richard Hatch, Scott West, William Shea
  • Publication number: 20230233193
    Abstract: Collection devices, systems, and methods include those for collecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and/or other chemical substances from a target area of a subject’s anatomy (e.g., a subject’s skin, a wound on a subject, etc.). In some cases, the collector may have a collection component including an adsorbent material. The collector may be used with a pump. The pump may be configured to draw a fluid flow containing one or more chemical substances from a target area on a subject’s anatomy through the collection component. The collection component may be configured to collect at least some of the chemical substances from the fluid flow as the flow passes through the collection component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: SENSILL, INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell Levinson, Ardeshir Bayat, Richard Hatch, Scott West, William Shea
  • Publication number: 20180127952
    Abstract: A bucket associated with a machine is provided. The bucket includes an integrated RADAR system. The bucket also includes a first compartment provided at a first section of the bucket. The first compartment defining a cavity. A control module of the RADAR system is mounted within the cavity of the first compartment. The bucket further includes a second compartment provided at a second section of the bucket. The second section is opposite to the first section. A sensor module of the RADAR system is mounted within the second compartment. The sensor module is configured to scan and penetrate a ground surface proximate to the bucket. The bucket includes a channel extending between the first compartment and the second compartment. The channel is adapted to house wires that communicably couple the sensor module with the control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Alessandro Magliulo, William Shea Gibson
  • Patent number: 9706913
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a wavefront sensor is combined with a slit lamp eye examination device so that real time aberration values of an eye being examined can be viewed during a slit lamp eye examination session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: CLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, William Shea, Barry Linder
  • Patent number: 9585553
    Abstract: A wavefront sensor includes a light source configured to illuminate a subject eye, a detector, a first beam deflecting element configured to intercept a wavefront beam returned from a subject eye when the subject eye is illuminated by the light source and configured to direct a portion of the wavefront from the subject eye through an aperture toward the detector and a controller, coupled to the light source and the beam deflecting element, configured to control the beam deflecting element to deflect and project different portions of an annular ring portion of the wavefront from the subject eye through the aperture and further configured to pulse the light source at a firing rate to sample selected portions of the annular ring at the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: CLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Bradford Chew, William Shea
  • Patent number: 9332899
    Abstract: One embodiment is a method for finding, calculating and electronically marking a reference axis for astigmatism correction/neutralization of a patient eye during a refractive surgery. The reference axis for astigmatism correction/neutralization can be determined intra-operatively based on one or more eye property measurements together with simultaneous recording a live eye image. The determined reference axis of astigmatism correction/neutralization can be updated and registered with one or more land mark(s) of the recorded eye image(s); and overlaid onto a live image of the eye. Another embodiment is a method of calculating and displaying in real time compensated refractive errors of the eye under operation with refractive components due to temporary surgically induced factors removed and refractive components due to surgeon-induced factors added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: CLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: William Shea, Yan Zhou
  • Patent number: 9326677
    Abstract: Example embodiments of a large dynamic range sequential wavefront sensor for vision correction or assessment procedures are disclosed. An example embodiment includes first and second optically coupled 4F relays and a variable focus lens disposed substantially at the image plane of the first 4F relay and the object plane of the second 4F relay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: CLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, William Shea
  • Publication number: 20160038024
    Abstract: A wavefront sensor includes a light source configured to illuminate a subject eye, a detector, a first beam deflecting element configured to intercept a wavefront beam returned from a subject eye when the subject eye is illuminated by the light source and configured to direct a portion of the wavefront from the subject eye through an aperture toward the detector and a controller, coupled to the light source and the beam deflecting element, configured to control the beam deflecting element to deflect and project different portions of an annular ring portion of the wavefront from the subject eye through the aperture and further configured to pulse the light source at a firing rate to sample selected portions of the annular ring at the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: CLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: YAN ZHOU, BRADFORD CHEW, WILLIAM SHEA
  • Publication number: 20150320310
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a wavefront sensor is combined with a slit lamp eye examination device so that real time aberration values of an eye being examined can be viewed during a slit lamp eye examination session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: YAN ZHOU, WILLIAM SHEA, BARRY LINDER
  • Patent number: 9179836
    Abstract: One embodiment disclosed is a compact wavefront sensor module to be attached to or integrated with an ophthalmic instrument for eye examination and/or vision correction procedures. The front lens for relaying the wavefront from the eye to a wavefront sampling plane is positioned at the optical input port of the wavefront sensor module. The front lens is shared by the wavefront sensor and the ophthalmic instrument, and the wavefront sensor module can be made very compact while still being able to cover a large eye wavefront measurement diopter range. Another embodiment disclosed is an ophthalmic device for measuring properties of a subject eye including an ophthalmic instrument integrated with the wavefront sensor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: CLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, William Shea
  • Publication number: 20150289760
    Abstract: Example embodiments of a large dynamic range sequential wavefront sensor for vision correction or assessment procedures are disclosed. An example embodiment includes first and second optically coupled 4F relays and a variable focus lens disposed substantially at the image plane of the first 4F relay and the object plane of the second 4F relay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, William Shea
  • Patent number: 9119561
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a wavefront sensor is combined with a slit lamp eye examination device so that real time aberration values of an eye being examined can be viewed during a slit lamp eye examination session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: CLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, William Shea, Barry Linder
  • Patent number: 9113819
    Abstract: A wavefront sensor includes a light source configured to illuminate a subject eye, a detector, a first beam deflecting element configured to intercept a wavefront beam returned from a subject eye when the subject eye is illuminated by the light source and configured to direct a portion of the wavefront from the subject eye through an aperture toward the detector and a controller, coupled to the light source and the beam deflecting element, configured to control the beam deflecting element to deflect and project different portions of an annular ring portion of the wavefront from the subject eye through the aperture and further configured to pulse the light source at a firing rate to sample selected portions of the annular ring at the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Clarity Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Bradford Chew, William Shea
  • Patent number: 9107608
    Abstract: An wavefront including a light source for providing a light beam to illuminate a subject eye and a beam deflecting to deflect the light beam to compensate transverse movement of the subject eye. A second beam deflecting element scans the beam around a small portion of the retina to dissipate energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Clarity Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Bradford Chew, William Shea
  • Patent number: 9101292
    Abstract: A wavefront sensor includes a wavefront scanning module configured to output wavefront tilt measurements of a wavefront beam returned from a subject eye, a biometric/anatomic measurement device configured to output biometric/anatomic measurements of the subject eye and a processing system, coupled to the scanning module and the biometric/anatomic measurement device, configured to process biometric/anatomic measurements output during a surgical procedure to determine eye status information and to concurrently output eye status information and wavefront tilt information during the surgical procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Clarity Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Bradford Chew, William Shea
  • Patent number: 9050026
    Abstract: An apparatus including a wavefront sensor including a light source configured to illuminate a subject eye, a detector, an image sensor configured to output an image of the subject eye, a first beam deflecting element configured to intercept a wavefront beam returned from a subject eye when the subject eye is illuminated by the light source and configured to direct a portion of the wavefront from the subject eye through an aperture toward the detector and a controller, coupled to the light source, the image sensor and the beam deflecting element, configured to process the image to determine transverse movement of the subject eye and to control the beam deflecting element to deflect and project through the aperture portions of an annular ring portion of the wavefront and further configured to pulse the light source at a firing rate to sample selected portions of the annular ring at the detector, to process the image of the subject eye to calculate transverse movement of the subject eye and to orient the beam de
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Clarity Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Bradford Chew, William Shea
  • Patent number: 9039181
    Abstract: Example embodiments of a large dynamic range sequential wavefront sensor for vision correction or assessment procedures are disclosed. An example embodiment includes first and second optically coupled 4F relays and a variable focus lens disposed substantially at the image plane of the first 4F relay and the object plane of the second 4F relay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Clarity Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, William Shea
  • Publication number: 20150049305
    Abstract: Example embodiments of a large dynamic range sequential wavefront sensor for vision correction or assessment procedures are disclosed. An example embodiment includes first and second optically coupled 4F relays and a variable focus lens disposed substantially at the image plane of the first 4F relay and the object plane of the second 4F relay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, William Shea
  • Patent number: D775356
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Clarity Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Shelly Reed, William Shea